Jeremiah 20:11-18

New International Version

¹¹ But the Lord^(A) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors^(B) will stumble and not prevail.^(C)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;^(D)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.
¹² Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
    and probe the heart and mind,^(E)
let me see your vengeance^(F) on them,
    for to you I have committed^(G) my cause.

¹³ Sing^(H) to the Lord!
    Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues^(I) the life of the needy
    from the hands of the wicked.^(J)

¹⁴ Cursed be the day I was born!^(K)
    May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!
¹⁵ Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,
    who made him very glad, saying,
    “A child is born to you—a son!”
¹⁶ May that man be like the towns^(L)
    the Lord overthrew without pity.
May he hear wailing^(M) in the morning,
    a battle cry at noon.
¹⁷ For he did not kill me in the womb,^(N)
    with my mother as my grave,
    her womb enlarged forever.
¹⁸ Why did I ever come out of the womb^(O)
    to see trouble^(P) and sorrow
    and to end my days in shame?^(Q)